Isku-Filan (Strong Girl)
Empowerment for New Mainer Girls and Women

Maine Community Integration’s flagship program is Isku-Filan (Strong Girl), which focuses on educating and empowering New Mainer girls to be confident in themselves, work together, and make positive changes in their communities.  This program is based on the eight elements of girls’ empowerment, an extension of social determinants of health.  In the past five years, this youth-led program has blossomed and grew into the following categories: